The aims of the Middlesex County FA's Child Protection Policy are:
- To develop a positive and pro-active position in order to best protect all children and young people who play football, enabling them to participate in an enjoyable and safe environment
- To deliver quality assured child protection training and build a network of tutors to facilitate this delivery, in conjunction with, and supported by, the NSPCC
- To demonstrate best practice in the area of child protection
- To promote ethics and high standards throughout football
The key principles underpinning this Policy are:
- The child's (a child is defined as a person under the age of 18) welfare is, and must always be, the paramount consideration
- All children and young people have a right to be protected from abuse regardless or their age, gender, disability, culture, language, racial origin, religious beliefs or sexual identity
- All suspicions of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately
- The MCFA is committed to working with the Child Protection Unit at the Football Association, Social Services Departments and local Area Child Protection Committees (ASPC) in accordance with their procedures.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of child welfare or if you have any concerns regarding the abuse of a child or poor practice by an adult they should be addressed to the County Welfare Officer, Ray Herb, whose details are as follows:
Tel (Business hours) 020-8515-6910; Mobile 07505-316188; email ray.herb@middlesexfa.com
If you are a young person under the age of 18, you can also contact the free 24 hour Child Protection Helpline on 0808-800-5000